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360 Days to Become an Ironman

Being surrounded by amazing triathletes every day makes it hard not to become addicted to this crazy sport!  As I prepare for my Half Ironman, a ridiculous feat in itself, many of my ATC friends are either preparing for their Full Ironman races or have just completed them. I have been toying with the idea of an Ironman for next year and I was planning on waiting until after Augusta to make the decision.  But..... after talking with teammates and reading race reports from Augusta, I knew I was in. (Lauren, yours was the just the push I needed.)

Registration opened on Sunday, and first thing Monday morning, I was checking out the course and the registration process.  Tuesday morning, I went back to the Ironman site and went through the entire registration process.  I put in my credit card number and sat there for a few minutes staring at the "complete your purchase" button.  My hand was on the mouse, and I wasn't really sure what to do.  Eventually, I pushed the button.  My mouth dropped open, and I thought, "What did I just do?  Did I really just sign up for an Ironman?!?!"

I sat a the computer for a few more minutes and eventually smiled.  This is it.  I have a year to prepare and I am going to kill it in Louisville.  I still have to get through Augusta, and I plan on completing a full marathon in March just to show myself that I can do it. My teammates have been encouraging in the last day with lots of congratulations.  Reading Jen's race report from this weekend, confirmed that I did the right thing. 

I will need you in the coming year to continue reading the blogs and showing your support as it has meant the world to me during this journey so far.

I leave you with one more thing.  In the words of my nephew....


 "It takes a special kind of idiot to finish a triathlon."

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